Tag: BMC
ResMed settles with 3B Medical
February 3, 2017Liz Beaulieu, Editor
SAN DIEGO - ResMed recognized an expense of $8.5 million in its second quarter fiscal year financial results, part of a global settlement of all litigation between the company and BMC and its U.S. distributor 3B Medical.ResMed and 3B Medical announced a five-year settlement on Jan. 21 that involves ResMed making a one-time payment to 3B Medical to close ongoing litigation between the two companies in Florida.“Obviously, one of the reasons you settle cases is to avoid the further ongoing expense...
German court upholds injunction in ResMed vs. BMC
February 13, 2015HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO - ResMed announced Feb. 12 that the Munich District Court has upheld an injunction against Chinese medical device manufacturer BMC Medical. The injunction prohibits BMC from offering, selling or distributing infringing mask products in Germany. The court has upheld an injunction first rendered in November 2013 that respiratory mask assemblies, such as BMC's Willing and FeaLite nasal pillow masks, infringe ResMed's European patent EP 1356842. BMC will not be allowed to sell infringing mask...
In brief: Providers merge, neb-meds reverse course
December 13, 2013HME News Staff
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Advanced Home Care has merged with WellStar HME & Infusion to expand its footprint in Georgia, the provider has announced. Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar HME & Infusion provides home infusion, specialty pharmacy and home medical equipment and services in the greater Atlanta area. “We entered the Atlanta market at the beginning of 2013 with the purchase of a company in Norcross,” said Joel Mills, CEO of Advanced Home Care, in a release. “Our new relationship with...
BMC pledges to fight ResMed's allegations
December 9, 2013HME News Staff
BEIJING - Weeks after ResMed announced it won preliminary injunctions in its German patent-infringement case against BMC, the Chinese sleep therapy device maker is pledging to fight. “We will take all the measures required to defend our IP and products, thus protecting our consumer and business interests against the preliminary injunctions,” stated BMC President James Xu in a release. The preliminary injunction that ResMed won did not and could not take BMC's story into account, according...